BACKGROUND Some research studies have investigated the effects of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury prevention programs on knee kinematics during landing tasks; however the results were different among the studies. Even though tibial rotation is usually observed at the time of ACL injury, the effects of training programs for knee kinematics in the horizontal plane have not yet been analyz...

To cite: Kose O, Ozyurek S, Guler F, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013009426 DESCRIPTION A 9-year-old girl sustained an injury to her right knee during sliding on the playground. Immediately after the injury, she felt a sharp pain in her knee and she was unable to walk. On physical examination there was marked knee effusion without ecchym...

BACKGROUND When landing from a jump, the production of increased intersegmental knee abduction moments and coupled valgus motions has been associated with an increased risk of suffering a noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in one study. This research has led to the development of a clinic-based algorithm that utilizes measures of knee valgus motion, knee flexion range of motion,...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to utilize three-dimensional kinematic (motion) analysis to determine whether gender differences existed in knee valgus kinematics in high school basketball athletes when performing a landing maneuver. The hypothesis of this study was that female athletes would demonstrate greater valgus knee motion (ligament dominance) and greater side-to-side (leg dominan...

BACKGROUND An erect posture and greater knee valgus during landing have been implicated as anterior cruciate ligament injury risk factors. While previous research suggests coupling of knee and hip kinematics, the influence of trunk positioning on lower extremity kinematics has yet to be determined. We hypothesized that greater trunk flexion during landing would result in greater knee and hip fl...

INTRODUCTION Diagnosis and treatment of multiple ligament injuries of the knee remain a real challenge for most surgeons. OBJECTIVE To find out the epidemiological profile of patients surgically treated at a Reference Service with more than one chronic ligament injury in the knee joint. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of a total of 978 operated patients, 109 presented at least two associated ligament...

BACKGROUND The complement system is suggested to be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis (OA), and proinflammatory cytokines may play a role in OA development by inducing proteases. The association between complement factors, cytokines and OA has not been investigated. The aim of the present study was to explore the involvement of the complement system after knee trauma and in OA. M...

BACKGROUND The Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) is an extension of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthrtis Index (WOMAC), the most commonly used outcome instrument for assessment of patient-relevant treatment effects in osteoarthritis. KOOS was developed for younger and/or more active patients with knee injury and knee osteoarthritis and has in previous st...

abstract: knee joint has major role in lower extremity activities. emong different elements of knee joint complex, anterior cruciate ligament has becom more interested because of its alignment, structural complication, varied never receptors and frequently susceptibility to injury. afterinjury of this ligament knee extensor torque decreases. the aim of this research was that reduce of quadricep...